First Universalist Church, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1903

Subjects: Churches General Greetings
Card type: Printed photo
Date: c. 1903 (Early)

Back of First Universalist Church, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1903, c. 1903 printed photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

The First Universalist Church in Lynn, Massachusetts, stands behind a low wall and trees, its rough-stone Romanesque facade anchored by a tall square clock tower with a pyramidal roof. Lynn was a shoe-manufacturing city north of Boston, and the Universalist society's substantial stone church was one of the congregations serving its industrial population. A note from Aunt Mattie wishes the recipient could attend their fair and see the decorations and pretty dolls, a small glimpse of the fairs and social events common in New England towns in the early 1900s.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Wish you could be at our fair and see the beautiful decorations and the pretty dolls. Aunt Mattie.

PostmarkedAmesbury, MA, November 30, 1903, 14:30

Addressed to

Charlotte H. Hassett

Greenleaf St. Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked	November 30, 1903, 14:30, Amesbury, MA
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Charlotte H. Hassett, Greenleaf St., Amesbury, MA
Place depicted	First Universalist Church, MA
Place depicted	MA
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, Scott #300, green, issued 1903
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1907, perforated on all sides
Notes	Undivided-back era card with printed greeting and ornamental cross at right; heavy toning, foxing spots and edge wear; no white border. Postmark: AMESBURY MASS. NOV 30 2:30 P 1903 — undivided back "Souvenir Post Card" stock, 1¢ Franklin stamp, heavy brown staining/toning on the address side.

Cite this card

First Universalist Church, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1903, postcard, c. 1903. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/first-universalist-church-lynn-massachusetts-1903. Accessed November 2, 2026.